Food
Pizza Hut adds a 'Guilty Secret' sandwich to its menu for a limited time
In recent years, Pizza Hut has been thinking outside the box in Japan, with a series of new limited-time “Guilty Secret” menu items that include sandwiches, ramen, and burgers. Now, the chain has released another lineup for autumn, and this time it consists of two stuffed baked breads and two decadent sandwiches, one of which… Read
Japanese rice-flour donut line added to permanent menu at Krispy Kreme Japan
Like a lot of originally foreign chains that have set up shop in Japan, Krispy Kreme offers not just its original home-country items, but also special flavors designed to be especially appealing to locals, like sakura and anko. But for their newest Japan-exclusive, Krispy Kreme isn’t just changing up the filling or coating of their donuts,… Read
Starbucks adds Chocolate Mousse Latte to menu in Japan for limited time
As the weather begins to get cooler in Japan, Starbucks starts to warm up with rich and luxurious autumnal beverages. This year, the Chocolate Mousse Latte is returning to signal the change of seasons at the chain, and it’s been given an extra boost of coffee with the addition of Starbucks’ “Espresso… Read
7-Eleven Cream Box is Japan’s newest must-try convenience store sweet
Pretty much every region in Japan has a specialty that’s beloved by locals, and oftentimes it’s exclusive to the area, attracting the interest of visitors from out of town. In the country’s third-largest prefecture of Fukushima, for example, you’ll find a lot of regional exclusives, but the one at the top of… Read
You want the whole crab? Japan’s Dom Dom will give it to you, and curry too, in Marugoto Kani Burger
Burgers, in the sense of sandwiches with thick buns, are pretty versatile, but that doesn’t mean they’re suited for any and all sorts of fillings. Generally, you want either something that can be pressed into shape, like a ground beef patty, or a large single protein piece, like fried chicken,… Read
Potato chip-flavor fried chicken now on sale at convenience stores in Japan
One of our favorite guilty pleasures is hitting up our local convenience store for some fried chicken and potato chips, and if we’re being honest, it’s a combination so pleasurable that we don’t really feel that guilty about it. That’s especially so if we’re making that snack run at a branch of convenience… Read
Japanese squirrel sweets are an adorable autumn-only nerikiri treat
Okamedo is a confectioner based in the town of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, whose name comes from kame, the Japanese word for turtle, and which was founded more than 70 years ago. And as those aspects would lead you to expect, there’s a stylized drawing of a turtle on the noren entrance cloth… Read
Starbucks serves up new afternoon tea set in Japan with super high price tag
Starbucks loves to experiment with creative new menu offerings in Japan, and now the chain has set tongues wagging again, with the announcement that it’ll be offering a special afternoon tea exclusively at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo. Called the Roastery Pasticcini Flight, this afternoon tea will be served at the Roastery’s Teavana bar,… Read
Kyoto’s breathtaking, mouthwatering matcha parfait bars get new autumn-only flavor
With matcha having secured a permanent place in the pantheon of desert flavors in Japan, the line between tea merchant and confectioner is becoming increasingly blurred for some companies. One of the most delicious, and beautiful, examples of this is Itohkyuemon, a Kyoto tea company founded in 1832 which is now also famous for their breathtaking,… Read
McDonald’s Japan’s new apple caramel black tea and Kyoho frappes are creatively cool autumn treats
Just because summer’s done doesn’t mean that Japan’s craving for frozen treats has gone away. Still, foodies’ taste buds are telling them it’s time to start transitioning to autumn treats, and so here comes McDonald’s Japan with two extremely tempting fall flavors. Up first is the Apple Caramel Frappe, which actually has one more… Read
